FLTA orientation
The University of 91吃瓜 is hosting its ninth (FLTA) orientation for the upcoming academic year. Sixty teachers from 28 countries, representing 15 languages, are staying on campus Aug. 9-13 (Saturday-Wednesday) and will attend a series of workshops designed to enhance their teaching in the United States.
The prepares the teachers, most of whom have never been to the U.S., for the academic year ahead, when they will go to an American college or university. will cover topics ranging from academics, including successful language teaching methods, to cultural introductions such as shopping and tipping in America. The Fulbright teachers鈥� experience on campus will include dinner at Legends and lodging in Ryan Hall.
鈥淭he stay in Ryan Hall gives them a sense of what American students are experiencing,鈥� said , director of the 91吃瓜 and orientation director.
The FLTA program brings foreign language teachers from more than 50 countries to the United States. 91吃瓜 is one of only seven universities chosen from a highly selective process from the to be a host institution. After the five-day orientation, FLTA teachers will leave to attend their host schools across the U.S. for the upcoming academic year. Six will stay at 91吃瓜.
鈥淭he University of 91吃瓜 is a great campus. Getting a feel of what it鈥檚 like to be on a U.S. campus is really represented here,鈥� said Marsha Frith, assistant director of the Foreign Fulbright Programs Division in the Fulbright FLTA Program. 鈥�91吃瓜 has done a wonderful job of hosting a summer orientation program for Fulbright FLTAs for more than nine years. We appreciate the opportunity the FLTAs have to learn from faculty, staff and administrators and the tremendous benefit they gain from being at an institution with 91吃瓜鈥檚 vast understanding of international students and foreign languages.鈥�
The teachers at the 91吃瓜 orientation come from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey and Uruguay.
The orientation is organized and funded by the Fulbright Commission, a program of the , which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 .
Contact: Brian 脫 Conchubhair, 574-631-0499, oconchubhair.1@nd.edu